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Utilities Battle Public Power Advocates
Citizenship Campaign Launched
Democrats woo
Hispanics,
offering
citizenship
workshops
(A P) — A M exican im m igrant
w h o h a r v e s ts c a u li f l o w e r in
C alifo rn ia’s central coast region,
A ndoreni Fierro w anted to know
w hat he had to do to becom e a U.S.
citizen.
M e a n w h ile , G u s ta v o C ru z
Q uintero, w ho has lived in the
U nited States for tw o decades.
asked w hether he could exchange
his green card for citizenship.
Both men brought their ques
tions to an im m igration forum in
Salinas,Calif, where Hispanics make
up about tw o-thirds o f the p opula
tion, and hold m any o f the jo b s in
the agriculture industry.
The hosts for the forum : a D em o
cratic congressm an. Rep. Sam Farr;
a D em ocratic state assem blym an,
Sim on Salinas; and local im m igra
tion advocates.
W hile politicians say the idea
behind such sessions is to allow
immigrants to fullyjoin in American
society, analysts note they also
help create a new voter base am ong
the n atio n ’s largest m inority group
-ju s t in tim e for next y e a r’s presi
dential election.
“ It's going to add new folks to
the rolIs and it’s their beliefthey will
vote for D em ocrats,” said Larry
G onzalez, d irector o f the National
A ssociation o f Latino Elected and
A ppointed O fficials. “T here is a
sense o f loyalty to those w ho help
them through the process. They
rem em ber that you w ere the person
w ho helped hold their hand.
A t the w orkshops, im m igrants
will receive help in filling out natu
ralization forms. T h ey ’ll have their
photos taken for the applications
and get advice on interview s, En
glish proficiency exam s and civics
tests.
Tove, Tatina-style
Telemundo launches
reality dating show
Nely Galan is the producer o f La Cenicienta, a
new reality dating show to appear on the His
panic television station Telemundo. (AP photo)
Administrative
Assistant Kristine
Headings (from left),
Senior Estimator
Russ Payne and
Service Coordinator
Julie Siebenthaler
examine a service
map at Pacific
Power's service
station in northeast
Portland.
(A P ) — A single m o th er in search o f love will be
featured on a reality d ating show that reflects H is
panic culture, T elem undo executives said.
“ La C enicienta,” o r C inderella, film ed in Palm
Springs, will airo n theS panish-languagenetw ork for
six w eeks beginning in Septem ber.
"T he first reality series that show s the w orld how
to fall in love, Latina style,” trum pets a prom otional
spot for the series.
“ In true Latino fashion, y o u ’re not ju s t m arrying
the bride, y o u ’re m arrying the entire fam ily," Jim
M cN am ara, T elem undo president and c h ie f ex ecu
tive officer, told the T elevision C ritics A ssociation.
P aren ts an d sib lin g s w eig h in on M in erv a
R uv alcab a's choices, and not alw aysdiplom atically.
“ M y d au g h ter’s taste in men is aw ful," her m other
says, in a clip show n for TV critics.
The series w ants to dem onstrate to w om en, esp e
cially young H ispanic w om en, “there is a second
chance in life,” said actress Eva T am argo-L em us,
w ho serves as one o f R u v alcab a’s confidante.
The show delves into serious issues o f sexism ,
racism and class bias as w ell, she said. A n eclectic
group o f men vie for R uvalcaba, including Jew ish,
black and A sians o f H ispanic descent, G alan said
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VI vrk W ashington /
T he P ortland
O bserver
continued
from Front
M eeks and other public pow er
advocates argue that a citizen-
ow ned pow er com pany could con
dem n E n ro n 's assets, including
lines and hydropow er plants, and
acquire their union w orkers, for a
sm ooth transition from a private
to p eo p le’s utility.
Pacific P ow er claim s that a
startup PUD wi 11 mean higher r.ites
for consum ers, w ho w ould depend
on a turbulent public pow er m ar
ket for pow er. Pacific Power ow ns
80 percent o f its ow n generation,
in c lu d in g
e n v ir o n m e n ta lly
friendly w ind generations.
The utility also points to its
record as upstanding "corporate
citizens” as p ro o f that they are a
com m unity-m inded com pany.
Pacific Pow er donates $ I million
a year to com m unity projects and
staffs those projects with its com
pany leaders.
Holden, for exam ple helped form
a business incubator and Pacific
Pow er provided the building that
now houses O regon A ssociation
o f M inority Entrepreneurs.
H olden and Pacific Pow er have
also dabbled in the affordable hous
ing m arket by creating the Neigh-
borhixxl Partnership Fund by w ork
ing w ith neighborhood associa
tions in north and northeast Port
land and the Youth t iang Task Force
to “help change the dynam ic o f the
neighborhood,” H olden said.
Paeific Pow er spokespeople say
they have been successful at e f
forts to hire m inorities from north
and northeast Portland.
A nother utility option in the
w orks is a city proposal to form a
m unicipality, running its ow n util
ity com pany for the city, rather than
the county.
C oney, also is opposed to a city-
run pow er com pany. He said PGE
w as doing fine before Enron and
has consistently done good w ork
since E nron’s bankruptcy.
“ W ith P o rtlan d try in g to dig
its e lf out o f the w o rst recessio n
in 20 y ears, the no tio n o f a city
c o n d em n in g a large b u sin ess is
not a h ealth y m e ssa g e ,” C oney
said.
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in lila Wii m Oh
K&y
Northeast Community Fiesta Planned
Join the celebration and dis
cover the heart o f Latino cul
ture in northeast Portland at the
42nd Avenue Fiesta on Satur
day, Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m.
The fiesta will feature events
along Northeast 42nd Avenue
betw een Prescott and Holman
streets. Several businesses along
the avenue plan open houses
with live music, local “com ida”
and lots o f com m unity spirit.
The entertainm ent includes
the Lions o f Batucada, M exi
can folk dancers, Clow n W ith
out Borders-N om adic Theater
and O m ar Vargas, a mariachi
band. A uthentic Mexican food
will be a featured attraction.
Children’sactivities, community
project show cases and a family
resources area will be featured
at 5600 N.E. 42nd.
ses
Sightseeing
Brunch - Dinner
.an.
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